Corned-beef tray and meat-rack



I (No Model.) v A. REDMANN. GORNBD BEEF TRAY AND MEAT RACK- No. 426,958.Patented-Apr. 29, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLP F REDMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CORNED-BEEF TRAY AND MEAT-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,958, dated April29, 1890.

Application filed February 1, 1890. Serial No. 338,917. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPF REDMANN, a citizen of Germany, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Corned-Beef Trays and Meat-Racks,which are fully set forth in thefollowing specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in whichFigure 1 shows in perspective my new device in use as a corned-beef rackand meathanger. Fig. 2 shows the same when used as a sled and supporterand hand-barrow.

The object of my invention is to provide a device specially adapted tosupport and hang dripping or wet meatssuch as corned beefand to bothpreserve such juices from being wasted and from slopping and soiling thefloor, and also to provide in the construction of the same device meansfor transporting and holding such meat'in a convenient manner in andabout meat establishments, and to attain said ends 1 construct my newdevice in substantially the following manner, namely:

I make arigid frame for aback or top part, consisting of the upper bar aand side bars a connected to said bar a by means of round corners a, allformed out of one piece of wood, or strengthened, if formed of severalpieces, so as to be as rigid as if made of one piece. Just below thesaid corners is atransverse bar 6, and below said bar e, near the middleof the sides a is another cross-bar g, and below this said bar and nearthe ends of the sides a is a second bar g, each forming a rigid part ofthe structure, which may be called the back or top. Below said curves toare parallel bars 0, connected by round corners c to bars 0 which latterare parallel to the bars a and below the said bars 0 and parallel withthem and below the bar 6 and below the said curves 0' are parallel bars(1, connecting the bars a and c and about midway between the ends of thebars a are bars h, and near the lower ends of said bars are bars h, eachparallel to the bars above and to like bars on the opposite side ofthem, as shown. The bars h and h are connected together by parallel barsi, secured midway between the ends of said bars 72. and

h. The latter cross-bars are for the purpose of holding the sides of thedevice'parallel and rigidly to the back or top. Upon said bars h isplaced a trough or water-tight box J, which may project slightly beyondthe sides, as shown, and of which the sides lay closely against theposts a 0 Upon the interior sides of the bars a 0 dc are attachedmeat-hooks f, which project inward far enough to support the meat hungon them over the tray J, so as to cause all liquids dripping from suchmeat to fall into said tray, and at the same time meats that are to bekept in their liquor or pickle can be kept in said tray exposed forsale, and are at the same time easily seen and got at.

hen it is desired to transport the meats from place to place, my saiddevice is turned down so as to stand on the bars or legs 0 which now,with their round corners c, become sled-runners, as seen in Fig. 2, andthe tray J is then loaded upon the back or top of the sled with itsmeats, and may then be run and used as a sled or serve as a hand-barrowto carry the meats from place to place.

WVhat I claim is 1. In a corned-beef tray, the posts a 0 connected bythe bars a 0 cl 6 at their upper ends, and provided on their interiorsides with h'ooks f, and said posts further provided with bars h h,connected by central bars 01 e" and bars g g, in combination with a trayJ ,passing between the posts a 0 and extending between the sides of therack, substantially as specified.

2. In a corned-beef tray, the posts a 0 connected by the bars a 0 cl 6,said posts a and bar a connected by the round corners a, and said postsa c and bars 0 connected each by a single round corner 0, and said postsa 0 further provided with bars 71, 72,, connected by central bars 1' i,and the posts a 0 further connected by bars g g, and said bars a c d 6provided on their interior sides with meathooks f, in combination with atray J, for the use substantially as specified.

ADOLPF REDMANN.

Witnesses:

WM. ZIMMERMAN, T. E. VOGEL.

